NEW DELHI: The famed football commentator Peter Drury once described Lionel Messi as "beautiful" and a "point of difference." As it flew into the sunset on Friday, the same can also be said about Indian Air Force 's MiG-21, which served the force for 62 years. For more than six decades, from the 1965 and 1971 wars, to the 1999 Kargil war and the 2019 Balakot strikes, the Soviet-origin supersonic jet gave India a decisive edge in the skies. The legendary Russian-origin MiG-21, the country’s first supersonic fighter and interceptor aircraft, made its final appearance in the skies on Friday, bringing an end to more than six decades of service. The decommissioning ceremony was held at the Chandigarh Air Force Station, where the aircraft was first inducted in 1963. Defence minister

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